Listen up! I spied an island rising on the sea,
Dropped in the anchor! found a lock, I made the key for free,
Felt a breeze, cracked a nut, I slept between two trees,
Hear the hula lullabies, then I opened up my eyes,
Yerba Buena what I know!
Yerba Buena everywhere I go!
Yerba Buena everything you say!
Yerba Buena every single day!
Smack the drum! trace the sound of feet upon the ground,
One or another! you're the son, you're the brother I have found,
Build a ring, let it sing as people gather round,
Look into the sky and see, clouds are looking back at me,
Yerba Buena what I know!
Yerba Buena everywhere I go!
Yerba Buena everything you say!
Yerba Buena every single day!